Inspiring Asia Micro Film Festival 2026 — Best AI Film Award

Inspiring Asia / Tanoto Foundation

$10,000 Best AI Film Award up for grabs. 3-6 minute shorts on "Community Empowerment" — AI-generated and AI-assisted films are explicitly welcomed. Open through July 6. Grand final in Manila on October 25, 2026, with regional editions spanning the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam and more.

Prize

$10,000 Best AI Film Award + Manila grand final + regional screenings

USD $10,000 Best AI Film Award
Grand final & award ceremony in Manila, October 25, 2026
Regional screenings across Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Hong Kong
Recognition by Tanoto Foundation network

Who can enter

Filmmakers, students, NGOs, social enterprises, changemakers — primarily Asia-focused. 3-6 minute films on Community Empowerment theme.

AI tools allowed

Any AI tool (filmmaker must disclose tools and integration)

Tagged

Asia, Philippines, Manila, Community, Social Impact, $10K Prize

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AIMA jumps from Mallorca to the prestigious IET London for its first-ever UK edition — November 7–8, 2026. This edition expands AIMA beyond film into Art Image, Art Motion, Ads, and Music. Submissions run June 15 to October 10, 2026.

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IA en Corto — International AI Short Film Festival (2nd Edition)

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I'Mpossible Film Festival 2026 — The Unfilmable Edition

I'Mpossible Film Festival (Festival Director Nima Pour, London)

New online festival for human-led AI cinema: films that use AI to bring memory, history, exile, censorship or otherwise unfilmable stories to the screen. Six categories from AI microfilm to documentary reconstruction, with winners announced online on December 12, 2026.

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